Malt-kiln.



No. 335,583. PATENTED Nov. 13, 1306.

P. G. TOEPPER., MALT KILN.

v APPLICATION FILED PEB.5,1906.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed February 5, 1906. Serial No. 299,433.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. TOEPFER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of I/Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Malt-Kilns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein shown, described, and claimed as improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts disclosed in my patents, No. 588,507, granted August 17, 1897, and No. 765,214, granted July 19, 1904, the objects of said invention being to gain strength and avoid friction in the structure, as well as to insure against binding or sticking of tray-supporting rockers similar to those in the aforesaid patents, as is hereinafter more particularly set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a transverse sectional view of a fragment of a maltkiln dumping-floor and illustrates a novel form of supporting and bearing bracket, as well as a tray-supporting rocker, in swing coimection with a tray to come on and off said bracket coincident with adjustments of said tray; Fig. 2, a similar view illustrating a tray in dumped position and a rocker in swing connection therewith clear of the adjacent bracket Fig. 3, a partly-sectional view indicated by lines 3 3 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a plan view of4 a rocker similar to the one aforesaid inverted.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates each of a plurality of dumping-trays constituting Hoor-sections of a malt-kiln, these trays being similar to those set forth in the patents aforesaid as having transverse members B thereof provided with hubs that turn in bearings c, with which brackets C are provided. Each bearing c in the present showing is a laterally-offset arm of a bracket C, and, as in the patents aforesaid, a shaft E is rigid in the hubs b of each tray. Each bracket is supported on girders D and has a portion of its upper edge tapered at y', as in Patent No. 765,214, above noted, the remainder of this edge being a curved track for a rocker or arm F, preferably weighted at one end and having its other end in pivotal connection with a transverse tray member B, preferably astraddle of the same, as herein shown. The pivotal connection of the rocker and tray member B herein shown is a pivotbolt lc, having a nut m run thereon; but the swing connection of said rocker with said tray member may be otherwise established without departure from the scope of my invention.

The free end of the rocker is normally horizontal, and opposing sides of adjacent trayframes rest edgewise thereon; but when the trays are dumped said rocker has automatic tilt to afford necessary clearance for one of the trays and is carried by the other tray clear of the bracket on which it has play and support. The rocker being in swing connection with a tray its action on the supportingbracket is positive, and thus sticking of said rocker on said bracket 'is prevented.

I/Vhen the trays are brought into position to receive the malt, the construction and arrangement of par-ts herein shown are such that the pressure of said trays is central on the rockers directly over the supporting-brackets C, due to the offsetting of the bearing-arms c of these brackets, whereby binding friction of said rockers on said brackets is avoided, this being an important feature of my improvements. It is also to be noted that the adjustment of each tray to horizontal position results in the throw of the free ends of the rockers therewith up under its own frame and that of the adjacent tray to thus virtually clamp the same, so that the malt-opposing surfaces of both trays are flush one with the other, as in the patents aforesaid.

I claim` 1. The trays having their frames provided with hubs, brackets on which the said hubs have their bearing, and rockers in swing connection with tray-frames to have play on the brackets from which they are clear when said trays are in dumped position.

2. The trays having transverse members of their frames provided with hubs, brackets on which said hubs have their bearing, rockers that have play on said brackets, and means pivotally connecting ends of the rockers with the transverse hub members of the tray-frames, said rockers being clear of the aforesaid brackets when the trays are dumped.

3. The trays having their frames provided with hubs, the brackets having offset bearing-arms for said hubs, and rockers in swing connection with the tray-frames to have play on the brackets from which they are clear when said trays are in dumped position.

4. The trays having transverse members IOO IOS

of their frames provided With hubs, the brackets having offset bearing-arms for said hubs, rockers that have play on said brackets, and means pivotaily connecting ends of the rockers with the transverse hub members of the tray-frames, said rockers being clear of the aforesaid brackets when the trays are dumped.

5. The trays having transverse members of their frames provided With hubs, brackets having offset bearing-arms for said hubs7 rockers that have play on said brackets, and pivot-bolts connecting the rockers with the transverse hub members of the tray-frames, said rockers being clear of the aforesaid brackets when the trays are dumped.

6. The trays having transverse members of their frames provided With hubs7 brackets having offset bearing-arms for said hubs, rockers that have play on said brackets and straddle the transverse hub members of the tray-frame, and means pivotally connecting the rockers and tray-frame membersI said rockers being vclear of the aforesaid brackets When the trays-are dum ed In testimony that I c aim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand7 at Milwaukee, in

the county of Milwaukee and State of IVisconsinJ in the presence of tvvo Witnesses.

PETER G. TOEPFER.

Witnesses:

N. E. OLIPILANT7 GEORGE FELBER. 

